Sparhawk sighs. "You're a voice of wisdom, but you were still injured. Lady Redfield was injured, and she only tried to help the wounded, and was not in the conflict. I am surprised that Sir Leon has not called Sam out, prisoner or not."

Sparhawk's upright posture slumps for a second, before he straightens again. "I hold myself at fault, also. If we of the jury had not voted the way that we did, perhaps this would have been averted. Sacrificing the one to save the many is not an unfamiliar concept."